WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BEN/5 
28 July 2006 
 (06-3643) 
Committee on Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures Original:   French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BENIN  
If applicable, name of local government involved:        
2. Agency responsible:  Direction de l'Élevage  (Livestock Directorate)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Poultry, frozen poultry parts and offal, one-day-old chicks, eggs, animal feed 
and any other poultry and poultry egg preparations from avian influenza infected-countries.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Avian 
influenza infected-countries.  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Arrêté interministériel 
portant interdiction temporaire d'importation de distribution et de transit de volailles, 
parties et abats de volailles congelés, poussins d' un jour, œufs, aliments de bétail et toutes 
autres préparations à base de volailles et d' oeufs de volailles, en  provenance des pays 
infectés de grippe aviaire  (Interministerial Order temporarily prohibiting the importation, 
distribution and transit of poultry, frozen poultr y parts and offal, one-day-old chicks, eggs, 
animal feed and any other poultry and poultry egg preparations from avian influenza infected-countries) (Available in French, 3 pages).  
6. Description of content:  The importation, distribution and transit of poultry, frozen poultry 
parts and offal, one-day-old chicks, eggs, animal feed and any other poultry and poultry egg preparations from avian influenza infected-c ountries are temporarily prohibited in Benin 
under an Interministerial Order dated 13 December 2005. 
 Moreover, importation of the following pr oducts: poultry, frozen poultry parts and 
offal, one-day-old chicks, eggs, animal feed and any other poultry and poultry egg 
preparations from countries not infected with av ian influenza, is henceforth subject to prior 
authorization by the Livestock Directorate. 
 Any breach or attempted breach of these provisions shall be penalized as regulated 
by the legislation in force: 
- Loi 90-005 du 15 mai 1990 fixant les conditions d'exercice des activités de 
commerce en République du Bénin;  et 
- Loi 84-009 du 15 mars 1984 sur le contrôle des denrées alimentaires en 
République du Bénin 
(- Law No. 90-005 of 15 May 1990 estab lishing trading requirements in the 
Republic of Benin;  and 
- Law No.  84-009 of 15 March 1984 on food control in the Republic of Benin) G/SPS/N/BEN/5 
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  7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [  X ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests       
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:        
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:        
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Arrêté interministériel année 2005 
N°3889/MAEP/MICPE/MFE/MSP/DC/SGM/DE/S du 13 décembre 2005 portant interdiction temporaire d'importation de distribu tion et de transit de volailles, parties et 
abats de volailles congelés, poussins d'un jour , œufs, aliments de bétail et toutes autres 
préparations à base de volailles et d'oeufs de volailles, en provenance des pays infectés de 
grippe aviaire sont temporairement interdits en république du Bénin. 
- Loi 90-005 du 15 mai 1990 fixant les conditions d'exercice des activités de 
commerce en République du Bénin;  et 
- Loi 84-009 du 15 mars 1984 sur le contrôle des denrées alimentaires en 
République du Bénin 
 (Interministerial Order (2005) No. 3889/MAEP/MICPE/MFE/MSP/DC/SGM/DE/S 
of 13 December 2005 temporarily prohibiting th e importation into, distribution and transit 
of poultry, frozen poultry parts and offal, one -day-old chicks, eggs, animal feed and any 
other poultry and poultry egg preparations fro m avian influenza infected-countries in the 
Republic of Benin. 
- Law No. 90-005 of 15 May 1990 estab lishing trading requirements in the 
Republic of Benin;  and 
- Law No.  84-009 of 15 March 1984 on food control in the Republic of Benin) 
 Documents available in French. 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  13 December 2005  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
PNI/SPS 
(National enquiry point/sanitary and phytosanitary services) 
Direction de l'Agriculture 
01 BP 58 Porto-Novo Direction de l'Élevage BP 2041 Cotonou Tel.: 0022921330285 or 0022921331815 Fax: 0022921335408/1768 
Email: delevage@intnet.bj  G/SPS/N/BEN/5 
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  13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
PNI/SPS 
Direction de l'Agriculture 01 BP 58 Porto-Novo 
Direction de l'Élevage 
BP 2041 Cotonou Tel.: 00229 21330285 or 0022921331815 Fax: 0022921335408/1768 Email: delevage@intnet.bj